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Jacqueline Abranches, Ph.D. Dept: Oral Biology Abranches Lab jabranches@dental.ufl.edu | Oral Microbiology Caries Microbiology Host-Pathogen Interactions Oral and extra-oral infections |
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Maria Lucia Aguilar, DDS, MSD, MS-CI Restorative Dental Sciences maguilar@dental.ufl.edu | Cancer Health Outcomes QOL Patient satisfaction |
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Sarah H Abu Arqub, BDS, M.Sc., M.Dent.Sc Orthodontics sabuarqub@ufl.edu | Clinical Trials Design & Analysis 3D Imaging AI in Orthodontics Advances in clear aligner therapy Biology of Orthodontic Tooth Movement Impacted canines Mini-screws Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion Multidisciplinary treatment approach Retention and relapse in orthodontics Tele-Orthodontics and Dental Monitoring systematic reviews and meta analysis |
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Basak Ayaz, MSc., Ph.D. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Research Assistant Scientist | Pain – Behavioral Pain – Neuroscience |
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Emily Bartley, Ph.D. Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science EBartley@dental.ufl.edu | Pain – Behavioral Behavioral Sciences Health Outcomes |
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Indraneel Bhattacharyya, B.D.S, D.D.S., M.S Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences ibattacharyy@dental.ufl.edu | Oral Cancer Polymicrobial periodontal disease- animal model & its relationship to systemic diseases Bisphosphonate osteonecrosis of jaws Sjӧgren’s syndrome |
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L. Jeannine Brady, Ph.D. Oral Biology Brady Lab jbrady@dental.ufl.edu | Host Pathogen Interactions Protein Translocation Mechanisms Protein Structure Function Mechanisms of Immune Protection Bacterial Amyloid Formation |
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Frank A. Catalanotto, D.M.D. Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science fcatalanotto@dental.ufl.edu | Dental Public Health Oral Health Disparities Dental Therapy |
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Robert M. Caudle, Ph.D. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery RCaudle@dental.ufl.edu | Pain – Neuroscience Behavioral Sciences |
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Seunghee Cha, D.D.S., Ph.D. Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences scha@dental.ufl.edu | Sjӧgren’s syndrome Autoimmunity / autoantibodies Salivary gland regeneration/Stem cells Regeneration / Stem cells miRNA in innate immunity |
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Edward K. Chan, Ph.D. Oral Biology Chan Lab echan@dental.ufl.edu | Autoimmunity Cancer Cell Biology Immunology |
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Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Ph.D., M.S.P.H. Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science cryeni@ufl.edu | Pain – Behavioral Pain – Neuroscience Behavioral Sciences Clinical Translational Research Clinical Trials Health Disparities |
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Daesong Jang, Ph.D. Research Assistant Scientist Oral Medicine djang@dental.ufl.edu | Sjӧgren’s syndrome Autoimmunity / autoantibodies Salivary gland regeneration/Stem cells Regeneration / Stem cells miRNA in innate immunity |
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Margarete C. Ribeiro Dasilva, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Restorative Dental Sciences mdasilva@dental.ufl.edu | Prosthodontics Pain – Behavioral Pain – Neuroscience Pain – Immunology Pain – Sex difference |
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Alex J Delgado, D.D.S., M.Sc. Restorative Dental Sciences adelgado@dental.ufl.edu | Dental Materials Clinical Research Educational Research Dental Erosion |
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Calogero Dolce, D.D.S. Orthodontics cdolce@dental.ufl.edu | Bone Biology Health Outcomes Clinical Research |
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M. Franklin Dolwick, D.M.D., Ph.D. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery fdolwick@dental.ufl.edu | Surgical Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders Surgical Treatment of Skeletal Facial Deformities Craniofacial Deformities Including Cleft Lip & Palate General oral surgery |
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Poliana Mendes Duarte Clinical Associate Professor Periodontics pmendesduartereis@dental.ufl.edu | Clinical aspects Host immune response Microbiological aspects Treatment strategies Risk factors |
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Ana Duran-Pinedo, Ph.D. Oral Biology ADuran-Pinedo@dental.ufl.edu | Periodontal Disease, and the role of Tannerella forsythia | |
Olga S Ensz, D.M.D.Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science Clinical Assistant Professor Director Of Community-Based Outreach olga.ensz@ufl.edu | Oral health literacy Interprofessional education Collaborative care Oral health promotion Disease prevention |
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Josephine Esquivel-Upshaw, D.M.D. Restorative Dental Sciences jesquivel@dental.ufl.edu | Clinical Research Biomaterials Ceramics Research Peri – implantitis Engineered coatings |
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Frank C. Gibson III, Ph.D. Oral Biology Gibson Lab FGibson@dental.ufl.edu | Host-pathogen interactions Infectious Diseases Immunology / Vaccine development Microbiology Cell biology Oral disease / Systemic disease connections |
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Roger Fillingim, Ph.D. Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science Director of PRICE rfilling@ufl.edu | Pain – Behavioral Pain – Neuroscience Behavioral Sciences |
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Jorge Frias-Lopez, Ph.D Oral Biology Frias-Lopez Lab JFrias-Lopez@dental.ufl.edu | Human Microbiome Host-pathogen interactions Metagenomics /Metatranscriptomics Infectious Disease Oral disease / Systemic disease connections |
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Bruna Garcia, DDS, MS, Ph.D. Prosthodontics brunaalbuquerque@ufl.edu | Microbe-microbe and host-pathogen interactions Microbial physiology Pathogenesis Applied microbiology Oral biofilms Multispecies biofilms biomarkers Biofilms’ extracellular matrix Molecular biology Antimicrobial resistance Anti-biofilm therapies |
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Anita Gohel, BDS, Ph.D. Radiology Department Chair Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences | AI applications in Maxillofacial Radiology 3D imagine and jaw lesions Medications-induced osteonecrosis Osteoradionecrosis Sjogren’s syndrome ultrasonography |
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Valeria Veiga Gordan, DDS, MS, MS-CI Distinguished Professor and Director for Dental Practice-Based Research Associate Dean for Research Restorative Dental Sciences vgordan@dental.ufl.edu | Practice – based Research Clinical Research Health Outcomes Dental Public Health |
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Pedro A. Valdés Hernández, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science pvaldeshernandez@dental.ufl.edu | Neuroimaging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Pain Research Aging Research |
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Shannon Holliday, Ph.D. Orthodontics Associate Professor sholliday@dental.ufl.edu | Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral: Systemic Health Connections Exosomes in bone remodeling Bone Biology |
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Sherif Hosney, BDS, MS, FACP Director, Graduate Prosthodontics Clinical Assistant Professor Prosthodontics shosney@ufl.edu | CAD/CAM restorative materials and CAD/CAM generated restorations Impression Material Resin Cements Fiber Posts Dental Implants |
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Mohammed N Islam, B.D.S., D.D.S. Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences mislam@dental.ufl.edu | Cancer Immunology Oral: Systemic Health Connections Educational Research |
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Alisa Johnson, Ph.D., L.M.T. Research Assistant Professor Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science alisa.johnson@ufl.edu | Pain Health Behaviors Chronic Pain |
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Divakar Karanth, BDS, MDS, MS, MOrth RCS Program Director – Graduate Orthodontics Clinical Associate Professor Orthodontics divakar.karanthh@ufl.edu | 3D Printing and Biomaterials Biology of Orthodontic Tooth Movement Bone Regeneration |
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Joseph Katz, D.M.D. Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences jkatz@dental.ufl.edu | Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral: Systemic Health Connections |
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Jessica Kajfasz, B.Sc., Ph.D. | Oral microbiology Caries microbiology Host-pathogen interactions Oral and extra-oral infections |
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Nadeem Khan, Ph.D. Associate Professor Oral Biology NKhan2@dental.ufl.edu | Mechanisms of influenza acute lung inflammation/pathology, influenza associated bacterial and fungal co-infection diseases. The role of co-morbidities, particularly obesity and asthma, in severe influenza pneumonia Protein-based vaccine development against Streptococcus pneumoniae and COVID-19 |
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Tumader Khouja, Ph.D. Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science tumaderkhouja@ufl.edu | Dental public health Oral health services research Opioid prescribing for dental pain Access to dental care Dental pain management in non-dental settings |
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Kesavalu N Lakshmyya, B.V.Sc., M.Sc., S.C.C. Periodontics kesavalu@dental.ufl.edu | Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral Pathogens: Systemic Diseases Clinical Research (Periodontal disease & Cardiovascular disease) Periodontal Bone Biology Periodontal Immunology Polybacterial animal model for Periodontal disease Periodontal disease &: *atherosclerosis, *rheumatoid arthritis, *Alzheimer’s disease, *Ischemic Stroke |
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Jose A Lemos, Ph.D. Oral Biology Lemos Lab jlemos@dental.ufl.edu | Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral: Systemic Health Connections Infectious Diseases |
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Daniel W McNeil, Ph.D. Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science dmcneil@dental.ufl.edu | Behavioral/Social Oral Health Sciences Oral Health Disparities Dental Care-Related Anxiety and Fear Orofacial Pain and Emotion |
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Cesar A Migliorati, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Oral Medicine / Clinical Administration cmigliorati@dental.ufl.edu | Oral Oncology Supportive Care in Cancer Lasers |
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Surabhi Mishra, Ph.D. Oral Biology Research Assistant Professor smishra@dental.ufl.edu | ||
Niall Murphy Research Associate Professor Orthodontic Research nmurphy@dental.ufl.edu | Pain-Behavioral Pain-Neuroscience Behavioral Sciences Substance misuse disorders Aging research |
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Marcelle M. Nascimento, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Restorative Dental Sciences mnascimento@dental.ufl.edu | Dentistry Cariology Oral Microbiology Preventive Dentistry |
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John Neubert, D.D.S. Orthodontics jneubert@dental.ufl.edu | Pain – Neuroscience Clinical Research |
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Dayane Oliveira, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Restorative Dental Sciences doliveira@dental.ufl.edu | Color Science Operative Dentistry Dental Biomaterials Composites and Light Curing |
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Bernadett Papp, Ph.D. Oral Biology Papp Lab bpapp@dental.ufl.edu | Health vs. Disease mechanisms Host-pathogen interactions Oncogenic viruses and cancer Epigenetic gene regulation Reprogramming and cell fate |
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Roberta Pileggi, D.D.S., M.S. Endodontics rpileggi@dental.ufl.edu | Health Outcomes Clinical Research Trauma Microbiology Related to Endodontics Diseases |
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Ann Progulske-Fox, Ph.D. Oral Biology Progulske-Fox Lab apfox@dental.ufl.edu | Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis of Porphyromonas gingivalis Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral: Systemic Health Connections Cell Biology Immunology |
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Mateus G Rocha, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Center for Dental Biomaterials Restorative Dental Sciences mrocha@dental.ufl.edu | Dental Biomaterials Smart Biomaterials Polymer Photochemistry Nanoparticles Photonics Machine Learning Light Curing Units Resin-Based Composites |
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Jean-Francois Roulet, D.D.S., Ph.D. Restorative Dental Sciences jroulet@dental.ufl.edu | In Vitro research with dental materials: Wear, Light curing, Com-posites, ceramics, materials for preventive dentistry |
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Karin C Schey, D.M.D., M.S. Periodontics Clinical Assistant Professor kschey@dental.ufl.edu | Dental implants Microbiome Periodontal disease Periodontics |
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Astha Singhal, Ph.D. Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science Associate Professor asinghal@dental.ufl.edu | Access to dental care among vulnerable populations Health disparities research Examining the impacts of policies on the oral health populations |
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Larissa J Strath Research Assistant Professor Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science lstrath@dental.ufl.edu | Neuroscience Nutrition Epigenetics Alzheimer’s disease Chronic Pain Community interventions |
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Alejandro Walker Research Assistant Professor Oral Biology ariveroswalker@dental.ufl.edu | Oral Microbiome Host pathogens interactions Transcriptomes/Metatramscriptomes profiles Artificial Intelligence applied to oral health |
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Shannon M Wallet, Ph.D. Oral Biology swallet@dental.ufl.edu | Epithelial Cell Innate Immune Function | |
Charles G Widmer, D.D.S., M.S. Orthodontics widmer@dental.ufl.edu | Cell Biology Pain – Behavioral ; Pain – Neuroscience Clinical Research Motor control mechanisms Evaluation of diagnostic techniques Muscle injury & repair Development of masticatory muscles |
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Patricia M Xirau-Probert, Ph.D. Multicultural Affairs Associate Dean For Student Advocacy & Inclusion, Clinical Associate Professor pprobert@dental.ufl.edu | Focus in the areas of cultivating a climate of inclusion and well-being on campus and promoting diversity to enhance educational outcomes & and student wellness | |
Lin Zeng, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc. Oral Biology lzeng@dental.ufl.edu | Bacterial carbohydrate metabolism and virulence expression Amino sugar metabolism by dental biofilms Oral bacterial Ecology |
Picture | Faculty Member | Research Interests |
Dept: Oral Biology Abranches Lab jabranches@dental.ufl.edu | Oral Microbiology Caries Microbiology Host-Pathogen Interactions Oral and extra-oral infections | |
Maria Lucia Aguilar, DDS, MSD, MS-CI Restorative Dental Sciences | Cancer Health Outcomes QOL Patient satisfaction | |
Ahmed Alhilou Clinical Assistant Professor Restorative Dental Sciences a.alhilou@ufl.edu | Dental Implants Prosthodontics | |
Saja A Alramadhan Oral Pathology salramadhan@ufl.edu | Application of Artificial Intelligence in Oral Pathology Human Papillomavirus Involvement in Oral Dysplasia and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Young Adults | |
Sarah H Abu Arqub, BDS, M.Sc., M.Dent.Sc. Orthodontics sabuarqub@ufl.edu | Clinical Trials Design & Analysis 3D Imaging AI in Orthodontics Advances in clear aligner therapy Biology of Orthodontic Tooth Movement Impacted canines Mini-screws Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion Multidisciplinary treatment approach Retention and relapse in orthodontics Tele-Orthodontics and Dental Monitoring systematic reviews and meta analysis | |
Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science | Pain – Behavioral Behavioral Sciences Health Outcomes | |
Indraneel Bhattacharyya, B.D.S, D.D.S., M.S Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences | Oral Cancer Polymicrobial periodontal disease- animal model & its relationship to systemic diseases Bisphosphonate osteonecrosis of jaws Sjӧgren’s syndrome | |
Oral Biology | Host Pathogen Interactions Protein Translocation Mechanisms Protein Structure Function Mechanisms of Immune Protection Bacterial Amyloid Formation | |
Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science | Dental Public Health Oral Health Disparities Dental Therapy | |
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Pain – Neuroscience Behavioral Sciences | |
Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences | Sjӧgren’s syndrome Autoimmunity / autoantibodies Salivary gland regeneration/Stem cells Regeneration / Stem cells miRNA in innate immunity | |
Oral Biology | Autoimmunity Cancer Cell Biology Immunology | |
Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Ph.D., M.S.P.H. Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science cryeni@ufl.edu | Pain – Behavioral Pain – Neuroscience Behavioral Sciences Clinical Translational Research Clinical Trials Health Disparities | |
Margarete C. Ribeiro Dasilva, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Restorative Dental Sciences mdasilva@dental.ufl.edu | Prosthodontics Pain – Behavioral Pain – Neuroscience Pain – Immunology Pain – Sex difference | |
Alex J Delgado, D.D.S., M.Sc. Restorative Dental Sciences adelgado@dental.ufl.edu | Dental Materials Clinical Research Educational Research Dental Erosion | |
Scott Denton Clinical Assistant Professor Restorative Dental Sciences sdenton@dental.ufl.edu | ||
Orthodontics | Bone Biology Health Outcomes Clinical Research | |
M. Franklin Dolwick, D.M.D., Ph.D. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Surgical Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders Surgical Treatment of Skeletal Facial Deformities Craniofacial Deformities Including Cleft Lip & Palate General oral surgery | |
Ana Duran-Pinedo, Ph.D. Oral Biology ADuran-Pinedo@dental.ufl.edu | Periodontal Disease, and the role of Tannerella forsythia | |
Josephine Esquivel-Upshaw, D.M.D. Restorative Dental Sciences | Clinical Research Biomaterials Ceramics Research Peri – implantitis Engineered coatings | |
Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science | Pain – Behavioral Pain – Neuroscience Behavioral Sciences | |
Oral Biology | Human Microbiome Host-pathogen interactions Metagenomics /Metatranscriptomics Infectious Disease Oral disease / Systemic disease connections | |
Bruna Garcia, DDS, MS, PhD Prosthodontics brunaalbuquerque@ufl.edu | Microbe-microbe and host-pathogen interactions Microbial physiology Pathogenesis | |
Oral Biology | Host-pathogen interactions Infectious Diseases Immunology / Vaccine development Microbiology Cell biology Oral disease / Systemic disease connections | |
Valeria Veiga Gordan, DDS, MS, MS-CI Distinguished Professor and Director for Dental Practice-Based Research Interim Associate Dean for Research Restorative Dental Sciences | Practice – based Research Clinical Research Health Outcomes Dental Public Health | |
Pedro A. Valdés Hernández, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science pvaldeshernandez@dental.ufl.edu | Neuroimaging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Pain Research Aging Research | |
Orthodontics | Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral: Systemic Health Connections Exosomes in bone remodeling Bone Biology | |
Sherif Hosney, BDS, MS, FACP Clinical Assistant Professor Prosthodontics shosney@ufl.edu | CAD/CAM restorative materials and CAD/CAM generated restorations Impression Material Resin Cements Fiber Posts Dental Implants | |
Nadimul Mohammed Islam, D.D.S., B.D.S. Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences | Cancer Immunology Oral: Systemic Health Connections Educational Research | |
Alisa Johnson, Ph.D., L.M.T. Research Assistant Professor Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science alisa.johnson@ufl.edu | Pain Health Behaviors Chronic Pain | |
Divakar Karanth, B.D.S, M.D.S, M.S., MOrth RCS Clinical Associate Professor Orthodontics divakar.karanthh@ufl.edu | 3D Printing and Biomaterials Biology of Orthodontic Tooth Movement Bone Regeneration | |
Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences | Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral: Systemic Health Connections | |
Nadeem Khan, Ph.D., M.B.A. Associate Professor Oral Biology NKhan2@dental.ufl.edu | Mechanisms of influenza acute lung inflammation/pathology, influenza associated bacterial and fungal co-infection diseases. The role of co-morbidities, particularly obesity and asthma, in severe influenza pneumonia. Protein-based vaccine development against Streptococcus pneumoniae and COVID-19. | |
Kesavalu Lakshmyya, B.V.Sc., M.Sc., S.C.C.Periodontics | Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral Pathogens: Systemic Diseases Clinical Research (Periodontal disease & Cardiovascular disease) Periodontal Bone Biology Periodontal Immunology Polybacterial animal model for Periodontal disease Periodontal disease &: *atherosclerosis, *rheumatoid arthritis, *Alzheimer’s disease, *Ischemic Stroke | |
Oral Biology | Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral: Systemic Health Connections Infectious Diseases | |
Cesar Migliorati, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Oral Medicine / Clinical Administration | Oral Oncology Supportive Care in Cancer Lasers | |
Marcelle M. Nascimento, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Restorative Dental Sciences | Dentistry Cariology Oral Microbiology Preventive Dentistry | |
Orthodontics | Pain – Neuroscience Clinical Research | |
Dayane Oliveira, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D. Restorative Dental Sciences doliveira@dental.ufl.edu | Color Science Operative Dentistry Dental Biomaterials Composites and Light Curing | |
Oral Biology | Health vs. Disease mechanisms Host-pathogen interactions Oncogenic viruses and cancer Epigenetic gene regulation Reprogramming and cell fate | |
Endodontics | Health Outcomes Clinical Research Trauma Microbiology Related to Endodontics Diseases | |
Ann Progulske-Fox, Ph.D. Oral Biology Progulske-Fox Lab apfox@dental.ufl.edu | Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis of Porphyromonas gingivalis Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral: Systemic Health Connections Cell Biology Immunology | |
Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science | Pain – Behavioral Behavioral Sciences Health Outcomes | |
Mateus G Rocha, DDS, MS, PhD. Center for Dental Biomaterials Restorative Dental Sciences mrocha@dental.ufl.edu | Dental Biomaterials Smart Biomaterials Polymer Photochemistry Nanoparticles Photonics Machine Learning Light Curing Units Resin-Based Composites | |
Jean-Francois Roulet, D.D.S., Ph.D. Restorative Dental Sciences | In Vitro research with dental materials: Wear, Light curing, Com-posites, ceramics, materials for preventive dentistry | |
Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences | Management of Oral Complications from Cancer Therapy Cancer Oral: Systemic Health Connections | |
Oral Biology | Epigenetic regulation of viralinfection Mechanisms of oral herpesvirus infection Gammaherpes virus infection-induced cell reprogramming & oncogenesis | |
Shannon Wallet, Ph. D Oral Biology swallet@dental.ufl.edu | Epithelial Cell Innate Immune Function | |
Charles G. Widmer, D.D.S., M.S. Orthodontics | Cell Biology Pain – Behavioral ; Pain – Neuroscience Clinical Research Motor control mechanisms Evaluation of diagnostic techniques Muscle injury & repair Development of masticatory muscles | |
Oral Biology | Bacterial carbohydrate metabolism and virulence expression Amino sugar metabolism by dental biofilms Oral bacterial Ecology |